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Amber Martin was working various part-time positions when she decided to target a job in the healthcare field. Today she works as a cardiac monitoring technician in the central monitoring unit, a Cleveland Clinic satellite facility that is located in Beachwood.
Amber Martin, caregiver and cardiac monitoring technician, Cleveland Clinic | George Shuba Photographyand I thought it would be a great start for me,” said Martin.
You’ve submitted your resume, you’ve followed up, and the employer loves you! You’ve scheduled your interview, and suddenly you’re in panic mode. What questions will they ask? What skills can I bring to the table? Why do I want this job?
Preparedness is key.
Spend the few days leading up to your interview researching the company. Keep an eye out for their mission statement on their website and see how your values will mesh with the values of the company. These can become key talking points during the interview that demonstrate why you are the correct fit for the position.
We’ve all heard the cliché interview questions before, but they’re popular for a reason. Employers ask these questions to look for certain responses.
The following should help you in preparing answers to these key questions:
Tell me about yourself.
Pretend you are taking an elevator ride up with your future employer. You have 45 
seconds from the time the door closes to the time you reach your destination. What are your key strengths that you could highlight in that 45 seconds? Keep your answers short and concise. Practice your “elevator speech” so that you can outline your selling points in a clear and simple way.
What is your greatest weakness?
When you are asked what your greatest weakness is, try to turn a negative into a positive. For example, a sense of urgency to get projects completed or wanting to triple-check every item in a spreadsheet can be turned into a strength i.e. you are a candidate who will make sure that the project is done on time and your work will be close to perfect. Note that the term “weakness” should not show up in your answers – you always want to focus on the positive when interviewing.
What do you possess that makes you a good candidate for this job?
Remember when we said research was key? We weren’t kidding! Knowing about the position for which you’ve applied and why you’re qualified comes in handy when you’re asked a question like this. Do your homework and know what the position requires of the applicant so that you are ready to explain what skills you possess that make you an ideal candidate for the job. Learning about the position and being prepared for questions like this keeps you looking calm, cool and collected when you confidently answer the question!
Still confused? Don’t forget that the staff of Larock Healthcare Academy are always available for any extra resume help you may need. Schedule your appointment today by calling your local campus!
New Certificate program fills gap in Home Health Care training…
Laura Leonti, Senior Vice President of Larock Home Care and Director of Larock Healthcare Academy, has joined with Akron Project Director David DeShon’s team to provide a program that combines Home Health Care training with a path to employment for program participants. The goal of this program is to have participants gainfully employed in the expanding Home Health Care industry. The program has been initiated because there is a need for people with a specified skill set…(Continue reading Mature Services Employment Focus)
To learn more about Mature Services, please visit their website at www.matureservices.org.
From left: Susan Dukeman, Training Specialist, Akron office; Laura Leonti, Sr. Vice-President, Larock Home Care; and David DeShon, Project Director for the Akron Office.
So you’ve graduated from a program and are ready to start looking for a job, eh? The first step is to prepare your resume with compelling and impactful content so employers will be “wowed” and your phone will be ringing off the hook with interview requests.
This post will give you 8 tips to build a strong resume. Read it over an
d compare your resume to what’s written below. Oh, and come back to the blog frequently as we’ll keep updating it with more useful information!
1) If you use big words, make sure you know what they mean and how to use them.
2) Be careful with opinion words such as great, good, exceptional, excellent. Replace with operational/descriptive words such as familiar, proficient, able, proactive, organized, etc. You’re asking why? Three main reasons…1) many, many other people use those same words and by picking something different and compelling, you’ll stand out from the crowd, 2) there are many other better descriptive words available in the English language, so use a thesaurus and find them, and 3) of course you’re going to say you’re “good” at something, or “exceptional” at something else. I mean, who wouldn’t?? But instead, tell them WHY you are. What makes you good at following infection control standards? Hint, hint: “Consistently conscious of controlling a safe and infection-free work environment” is a much better choice than “Good at following infection control policies.”
3) Update contact information frequently. If you change your phone number, address and/or email address, remember to change it on your resume.
4) When listing responsibilities or experiences, look at what you learned from it. Ask yourself what information and knowledge you gained from that responsibility and then translate it to what you can bring to the company to which you’re applying. An employer will want to see you have relevant experience for the open position either through education or previous employment. There’s no better way to show them you do than by using some of the keywords in the job posting. Those words describe what they’re looking for, and you’re telling them “I’m the best choice” by using them to describe yourself…of course, as long as it’s factual and relevant.
5) Keep your tenses consistent. Remove personal pronouns.
6) Under education, if you completed coursework but did not graduate, make sure you indicate this!
7) Know and remember the difference between “aide” and “aid.” A person is an “aide”. A person knows First “Aid” or they “aid” someone in walking.
8) Add style! Use CAPS, bold, italics or underline for special emphasis.
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What a patient can expect when visiting a hospital or clinic can vary wildly from one facility to another and from country to country, but in the US, you will experience the same general steps to a successful blood draw. Performed by a specialist called a phlebotomist, the blood draw process starts with general medical questions like your name, age, and previous medical history. These pieces of personal information are verified against the requisition placed by the doctor. If they do not match, the phlebotomist cannot continue with the procedure. Once the technician has confirmed the identity of the patient, the phlebotomist will then go over his or her equipment and make sure the necessary tools, such as vacuum tubes, needles, and tourniquets are there. Following this, the technician will then don gloves and begin the procedure.
The phlebotomist places a tourniquet on the upper arm to make the vein bulge. With a normal patient, the median cubital vein is the vessel most appropriate for blood draw. It is close to the skin enabling easy access, and is nowhere near large bundles of nerves, limiting pain. Located on the inside of the arm and near the elbow, this puncture site is the most common for all ages. A traditional needle in syringe method is rarely used in medicine today; they have been replaced by the far more efficient Vacutainer system. A hypodermic needle is inserted into the hub and one of any number of different vacuum tubes are placed on the end which then pull the blood from the vein through a vacuum seal. When the required amount of blood is removed, the phlebotomist removes the needle, sanitizes the venipuncture site and preps the samples for testing.
If you find yourself looking to switch careers to one with room to grow and jobs available, call or visit Larock Healthcare Academy online at www.LarockAcademy.com and enroll. Or, you can like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/larockacademy.
An EKG technician is another in a wide range of rapidly growing careers in the expanding healthcare field. An EKG technician’s responsibility is to execute the electrocardiogram process. An electrocardiogram measures the electrical activity of the heart through various electrodes placed on the body. It is commonly accepted that the abbreviation EKG is used for the electrocardiogram. To distinguish EKG from EEG, another similar procedure, the abbreviation is taken from the German word elektrokardiogramm. The most common tests involve 3, 5, or 12 electrodes used at once to measure heart performance. The EKG detects heart arrhythmias, murmurs, and other disturbances of the electrical workings of the heart. An EKG technician can view the results as they happen in real time, or as a printout in graph form.
Due to the swell of the elderly population and the increased frequency of Coronary Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Disease, EKGs and their technicians have become even more important to the industry and considerably more in need. The job duties of an EKG technician involve familiarizing oneself with the EKG machine itself. EKG technicians typically work in hospitals, but they may find work in a number of other places including private practices and cardiology clinics. Emergency rooms around the world also employ EKG technicians to perform the tests on heart attack patients, or those complaining of chest pain, numbness and light-headedness.
If you are in the Northeast Ohio or Central Ohio areas, Larock Healthcare Academy offers EKG technician classes. You will learn to recognize normal and abnormal EKGs, along with learning about cardiac diseases and symptoms. When you successfully complete the course, you will receive a certificate and become qualified for national certification. The National Healthcareer Association (NHA) approves not only the EKG technician classes, but also all of the classes offered at Larock Healthcare Academy. Visit Larock Healthcare Academy at www.larockacademy.com and enroll today! Or you can check them out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/larockacademy for job postings in the healthcare field and lots of study tips for students currently seeking an EKG certificate.
We are so excited – Larock Healthcare Academy of Northeast Ohio moved to a new location and it’s beautiful! There are so many more classrooms which enables us to accommodate all of our current programs as well as new ones to come! Not only is there plenty of parking, but the view which overlooks a lake is incredible!
Come visit us to see our brand new facility! We’re ready to help you take that next step into the healthcare field!
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Today’s Phlebotomist is not just confined to the lab in various hospitals and reference labs; they have now been integrated into home health care agencies, physicians’ offices and even in some instances, insurance companies. Being a Phlebotomist in today’s job market enables you to become employed in a wide variety of work settings. In my personal experience, I have worked in physicians’ offices, hospitals and reference labs. Although the basic concept of phlebotomy remains the same no matter where you go, different employers have different standards to which employees must adhere. Regardless, the variety in job responsibilities helps maintain Phlebotomy as a fun and exciting career field.
In the hospital setting, for example, you can work in an outpatient lab where patients come in from the outside with their physician’s order and get their blood drawn. You can also work with the inpatients that you will have to draw at certain times, for example standard draw times, STAT testing, and/ or timed testing. Accessioning is also a typical job requirement for Phlebotomists in a hospital. With this particular job responsibility, Phlebotomists log and document each specimen, which is received into the lab. Each specimen is given a specimen tracking number that is cataloged into the system and aliquoted so that each specimen can be analyzed by different sections in the lab. This system makes it easier for the specimen to be found if, for instance, a physician may want to add another test, or a question about the specimen may arise.
Another potential phlebotomist work setting is a reference lab (i.e., Quest Diagnostics, Labcorp, etc.). These are labs that specialize in running samples that are collected from various places (physicians’ offices, hospitals, and urgent care clinics). Here a phlebotomist not only draws blood, but they can perform Chain of Custody collect for both DNA and Drug testing as well. They also have been known to go to nursing homes, long term care facilities, and patients’ homes to draw blood.
A huge growing trend in phlebotomy is a job known as paramedical examiner. This is a person who is contracted by an insurance company, who performs not only basic phlebotomy, but completes a mini exam which consists of asking the patient medical history questions, performing vital signs and collecting urine. This specific position can provide Phlebotomists with a flexible job allowing them to travel to various places performing their job duties.
Becoming a phlebotomist in today’s healthcare market is one of the best decisions one can make. Whether you are using it to jumpstart a career into another healthcare profession, or just simply making it your long time career the job opportunities are endless.
